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Simply Awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game brings back so many awesome memories from my childhood. When it comes to video games, especially Zelda games, this game, to me, is the staple that opened the entire series to have excellent and amazing story lines. Now if they could just get the Zelda timeline strait, then we would be golden.

Nothing less than the best game in the world.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Link's third adventure, "A Link to the Past", is, in a word, mindblowing. It's still the longest 2D Zelda game to date - and, quite frankly, the best. Everything about this game is perfect, from stunning graphics to excellent music.

This, my friends, Is the best game ever created.

GREATEST EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Yes the graphics are 16bit. But they hold up so well. OoT looks dated and is almost non-playable amongst the newer standards of the next gen 3d graphics (the draw distances are terrible). But LttP was and is at the fore front of sprite based games and is a hoot not only for nostaglia but also something I will offer to future generations of gamers as a true classic. What great story, and twists, and fun gameplay. Like a favorite moview that you cherish and want to relive, I take my time to enjoy each aspect and have never raced to get through. A rarity in gaming.

A winner, no wonder a million seller

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

As most of all the other reviews state, this game is a must-have. You can get all sorts of weapons and items and such, and battle interesting people and bosses.
Everybody says this game has fantastic graphics, but really it looks like a pokemon game boy game which is why I took off a star.
In the game, there are soooo many places to explore and things to find.
Buy this game now........

Still Play It

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Have had this game for years and still play it
every once in a while (when I can get the SNES to work properly)
If anyone still has a SNES and haven't played this game and still buys games for it then buy this game it's a must have.

Simply Incredible! If you have a Super NES, buy it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

What can I say that hasn't been said already? I have an old Super NES system that I play for the nostaglia value. However, I acquired Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past only recently.

While I had played Zelda I and II on the original NES system, I wasn't sure what to expect from this game. I was hoping it would have the fun factor of the original, while having the difficulty of Zelda II (a reputation well deserved, believe me) without the boring "battle scenes" with enemies, which I found quite annoying.

Although this game was released in the US only five years after the original Legend of Zelda, Nintendo made leaps and bounds in graphics and sound quality when they made this game. You can tell this game was a labor of love for the developers. From the minute you begin playing, you become engrossed in an entire mythology...the original Legend of Zelda story is expanded x 10...in fact, this game serves as a prequel to that one.

There are two huge worlds (the Light World and the Dark World) for you to explore. In fact, you will have to explore every nook and cranny in order to beat this game. This game retains the heart containers that were featured in the original. Some you win in the dungeons after beating the bosses. Others you must earn in pieces...either in secret locations or out in plain sight (though not always easy to get to). Your path between these two worlds is the Magic Mirror, a quite invaluable tool that you'll only need to use about 1,000 times to finish the game.

One feature that this game introduced (appearing in later incarnations of Zelda) is the multi-level dungeon. You'll climb/descend stairs, fall into holes, even use a magic cane to create platforms to ride over gaping chasms! There are twenty items for you to find that can be used at will. Other treasures (like flippers, the Moon Pearl, Titan's Mitt, etc) work automatically. Every treasure save one (the totally useless Cane of Byrna) is vital to your progress.

Some enemies will be familiar (Stalfos, Moblins, Armos Knights, and Ganon of course) and others will be brand new. Some of the boss fights in the beginning of the game are a little too easy, but I promise you will fight for your life when you face the bosses of the Dark World dungeons. I found myself swearing a little when I played the Ice Palace, Turtle Rock, and Ganon's Tower near the end of the game just because of the sheer difficulty.

This is a great game because it is literally impossible to beat it in a single sitting. You will become physically exhausted before you are ready to quit...I did, many times.

A nice feature is that once you beat Ganon (provided that you have enough rupees to buy the Water of Life again), you can hit reset, go back, and fight him all over again! Magic is "free" once you can access the Mysterious Pond. The battle of Ganon will truly test your nerve and your wits. However, finally beating the game is well worth the wait. You meet the Essence of the Triforce, then a very cool animation (dated, like the other graphics in the game, but still great) showing the restoration of the people and places in the Light World. The music in the final sequence (when the end credits roll) is quite stirring. If it doesn't move you to tears...well...you're not human.

I know this is a game I will play and treasure over the years. I have not played the newer versions of Zelda yet (such as Twilight Princess), but I am seriously considering it after being wowed by the experience of this game.

Sorry for such a glowing review, but this game is well worth it. Snap up a copy of this game before the last ones get gone. You won't regret it.

Link to the Past

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is in my opinion, the best of the Zelda series. The storyline and the gameplay are superb and the graphics are really good for the age of the game.

This game deserves all that is respect.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: June 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

[...] Since 1992, there have been two games that may equal this in fun. Metal Gear Solid 1, and Oracana of Time. This game is truly the greatest game that has ever been made. There will never, ever be a game that comes close to this one. I know no one will buy it anymore, and this review is not for that. I would just like to try to express the sincerity of [...]that this game is.

they just don't make them like this anymore...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The gameplay in this installment in the Zelda series is absolutely incredible. For its time the graphics and sound were great, but the story and overall experience of playing through this game is incredible. Incredible leaps and bounds in graphics and sound have been made with all of today's games, but after a decade there are still only a couple of titles that can match this one in terms of fun and replay value. Second to Final Fantasy VI, this is simply the best game ever made.

One of The Best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love this game, i first played this game when i bought my SNES console, this was the game included with the system. After having it stolen, i didnt play it for about 9 years. I recently bought another SNES console, and this was the first game I picked up. It's challenging, and very addictive. A Must for any SNES owner...

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